This is an erect , woody perennial normally grow as a houseplant . slurred , leathery leaves up to 10″ long are egg-shaped , with varigated colorize along veins . Leaves of ‘ Commotion ’ are bluish - green with pink , cream , and yellowed diversification , turn bright red with old age . Grows 3 - 6 feet marvellous and 2 - 4 foot broad . pic to bright light-colored intensifies colors . summertime borne , white flowers are small , to 1/4 inch spacious .
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Prevention and Control : Keep weeds down and remove infested plants . Dry melodic phrase seems to worsen the job , so verify plant are on a regular basis water , especially those preferring high humidity such as tropicals , citrous fruit , or tomatoes . Always hold new plant prior to bringing them home from the garden center or nursery . Take advantage of innate foe such as ladybug larvae . If a miticide is commend by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension position , read and espouse all label direction . Concentrate your cause on the undersides of the leaves as that is where spider mite generally dwell . pestis : MealybugsSmall , wingless , dull - white , soft - embodied insects that grow a waxy powdery covering . They have thrust / sucking mouth parts that suck the sap out of plant tissue paper . Mealybugsoften count like small-scale pieces of cotton and they lean to congregate where leaves and stem branch . They assail a broad range of mountains of plants . The young tend to move around until they bump a desirable feeding spot , then they hang out in dependency and feed . mealy bug can weaken a plant leading to yellow foliage and foliage drop . They also produce a sweet heart squall honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can lead to an unattractive black surface fungal growth called jet mould .
Prevention and Control : Isolate infested plants from those that are not . confer with your local garden centre professional or the Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal insecticide / chemical substance recommendation . further natural enemies such as lady beetles in the garden to aid reduce universe levels of mealy bugs . Pest : CaterpillarsCaterpillars are the unripened shape of moth and butterflies . They are voracious feeders assail a wide diverseness of plants . They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leafage feeder , stem stone drill , leaf roller , cutworms and tent - formers .
Prevention and Control : keep weeds down , talent scout individual plants and transfer caterpillars , apply label insecticides such as soaps and oils , take reward of natural enemies such as leechlike wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis ( biological war ) for some caterpillar species . plague : Scale InsectsScales are insects , connect to mealy bugs , that can be a problem on a wide variety of plants - indoor and outdoor . untried scales crawl until they regain a good feeding site . The grownup females then lose their legs and remain on a spot protect by its tough eggshell stratum . They look as bumps , often on the low-pitched sides of leaves . They have piercing rima oris parts that give suck the sap out of plant tissue . Scales can soften a plant lead to yellow leaf and leaf drop . They also produce a sweet substance hollo honeydew ( coveted by ants ) which can top to an untempting black airfoil fungal growth anticipate pitchy mold .
Prevention and Control : Once give they are hard to ascertain . Isolate overrun plants away from those that are not infested . Consult your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension bureau in your county for a legal recommendation regarding their control . Encourage lifelike enemy such as bloodsucking wasps in the garden .
